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  1. Johan O
    Jan 8, 2012 @ 12:14

    LÀgga ett bud pÄ General Lee, Peter?

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  2. General Lee » TromsĂž Seilforening
    Jan 8, 2012 @ 17:00

    […] Et kort intervju med Brett Bakewell-White, designeren av blant annet den superraske, superfete, ikke helt politisk korrekte General Lee ligger hos svenske Blur. […]

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  3. O
    Jan 8, 2012 @ 22:48

    Why name the boat as he did, and why not ask about it?

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  4. Pelle Lindell
    Jan 8, 2012 @ 23:06

    Namnet Ă€r vĂ€l en anspelning frĂ„n den ganska fĂ„niga TV serien “Dukes of Hazzard” dĂ€r det figurer en Dodge Charger som kallas The General Lee med samma mĂ„lning som bĂ„ten…..huruvida det Ă€r politiskt korrekt eller inte Ă€r vĂ€l upp till var och en att avgöra och det diskuterades ad infinitum pĂ„ sailing anarchy.

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  5. Patrick L
    Jan 9, 2012 @ 08:20

    http://www.popculturemadness.com/Entertainment/11Features/Memorable-Cars-05.html

    Never will you see a car airborne as much as you would on this TV show. It is estimated that over 300 cars were used in the show spanning 6 years that included approximately 146 episodes over 7 seasons. From the show’s inception, three General Lee’s were used per episode. The show ended with 17 General Lee’s which each received a certificate of authenticity.

    In 2007 actor John Schneider (Bo Duke of “Dukes of Hazzard”) sold his own personal General Lee 69 Charger on Ebay. He even had the car customized with a 725 HEMI enabling the car to reach speeds of over 200 mph. The winning bid, 9.9 million. Sadly the winning bidder defaulted.

    In the 1980’s the stemming tide of political correctness had not yet hit the TV show “Dukes of Hazzard.” Subsequently the confederate flag on the General Lee had no controversy surrounding it. It was merely thought of as a the rebel flag.

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    • O
      Jan 9, 2012 @ 08:26

      Doesn’t answer the question, does it? It’s not the 80’s any more, is it?

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      • Patrick L
        Jan 9, 2012 @ 09:30

        Who needs rhetorical questions?

        My objective was not to answer your question but to put a reference to Pelle’s post above. If you want to discuss the political incorrectness as it may be, jump right in (a couple of years late, though):

        http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=108319&st=0

        I couldn’t answer your question, but a qualified guess would be that they named and painted the boat like that as a hommage to the car and TV show, not to endorse slavery. What do you think?

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        • O
          Jan 9, 2012 @ 09:35

          I reckon the owner is stupid.

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          • Patrick L
            Jan 9, 2012 @ 09:43

            Or just from another continent, ignorant or clueless on US history?

  6. Bosse
    Jan 9, 2012 @ 08:48

    Avsikten Ă€r uppnĂ„dd, det diskuteras och bĂ„ten syns…

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  7. Pelle Lindell
    Jan 9, 2012 @ 08:53

    Sen har vĂ€l knappast Brett Blakewell-White nĂ„got med namnet att göra….han har konstruerat bĂ„ten, vad Ă€garen kallar den och hur han mĂ„lar den Ă€r knappast konstruktörens probelm…..eller?

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    • O
      Jan 9, 2012 @ 09:30

      Riktigt

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      • orandzh
        Jan 10, 2012 @ 11:04

        that’s called trolling..

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  8. Supersweet... YD37 Anarchy - BLUR
    Mar 19, 2015 @ 01:20

    […] EN av de bĂ„tar som jag gillat lite extra Ă€r General Lee, som ju framför allt figurerat pĂ„ hĂ„rda undanvindsfilmer frĂ„n Australien. Och nĂ€r jag var i Auckland senast sĂ„ satt jag ner med designern Brett Bakewell-White. […]

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